Friday, January 16, 2009

Vintage Boots Score!

My friend Marc recently got use of his parents car, so the first thing on our minds was to hit a few thrift shops that are difficult to reach by metro. We also took advantage of the fact that we wouldn't have to be hauling our finds around by hand, and really packed the car to maximum capacity. Marc was on the search for leather belts he could carve up and old leather jackets and bags he could cut up for his Broundoor line, and actually caused quite a ruckus at one store when he literally filled an entire shopping cart with great old belts!

When I'm thrifting I try to keep an open mind and not go in looking for one specific thing, but rather just keep my eyes open for general awesomeness. Sometimes the thrift gods send you a variety of things, and sometimes they just throw a whole whack of one sort of thing at you. This time, I got really lucky, and the thrift gods decided it was a boot sort of day.

So I'm happy to say we have a whole slew of new boots down at the shop, in a whole variety of sizes (although if you're around a size 7, you always have a few more options than most people, curse you size 7s!). These pics are just a few of the options I found, you'll have to brave the cold to see all the choices. All our boots go from $35-$40, and our vintage shoes are $15-$30, enjoy!

We don't currently sell them online, but we do have an online vintage shop where we can make a special listing. Boots are fairly heavy though, so shipping would be around $30. Let us know if you're interested in knowing sizes: HQgalerieboutique@gmail.com

I love your store, love your blog. But there's one thing I'm wondering: Isn't it weird to wear shoes that other people previously sweated in them? I don't get that vintage shoe hype at all. It's kinda non-hygienic? I don't mind a vintage jacket that I can send to the cleaner's but shoes?To me, shoes, underwear and toothbrush are not stuff to share! And so many companies design shoes with designs from 40s-50s-60s-70s-80s now.Karen

That's the big dilemma surrounding vintage shoes: some people are creeped out, some people are not. I'm not creeped out by 20 year old sweat, I think I'm probably more likely to get sweat germs trying on shoes at my local Aldo/other busy shoe store... heh

Another thing is that I try to find vintage shoes in minty condition, which often means that they were rarely worn, or not even worn at all! At first Tyson was like "how do you find so many shoes that look like they haven't been worn at all?" to which I replied "how many girls do you know who buy shoes that they rarely wear, or buy shoes just because they're on sale, or buy shoes that are really too small for them?" He just nodded his head and walked away ;)

ANOTHER pro of the vintage shoe debate is quality. Many vintage shoes are more well made than new shoes, and many of the shoes I find are gorgeous shoes from Italy and Spain that would have been hundreds of dollars when bought brand new. You just can't get that kind of quality anywhere for $25-$40.

Oh! What a great post! Thanks for ur hard job ist, i'd like to introduce my UGG Boots for u, I'm the new one selling the Cheap UGG Boots, please follow the link if you need UGGs, hope this wont trouble u much!

BFF

BFF

To celebrate the 50 + exhibitions we’ve curated in the past 5 years, Headquarters is proud to present “BFF” (Best Friends Forever). A retrospective look at all the amazing work and incredible talent that’s been showcased on our walls.

We’d love to see all the friends of HQ, both new and old, come out for our final exhibition before HQ closes it’s doors. Owners Tyson Bodnarchuk and Angie Johnson are moving on to new exciting projects, but would love to see you all for one last hurrah. All are welcome for an amazing night of art, music, drinks and good times!

This may be your last chance to check out some of the incredible work by artists from around the globe, so be sure to get here early before your favourite pieces get snatched up!

About Tyson & Angie

They're a couple of crafty people living in Montreal,, running this little boutique/gallery, making stuff, and working with amazing artists & designers. Tyson makes art and handpainted vintage shoes and purses under his own name, while Angie makes a whole junkload of stuff under the name Norwegian Wood. They also have 2 dogs named Spidey and Mary.

Vintage Headquarters

Tyson Bodnarchuk

Norwegian Wood

Submission Info

All artists/designers interested in submitting their art/designs to HQ should contact us by e-mail with the following info:

- JPG images of their work- a brief bio- contact info

PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! contact us via e-mail, as many of you have probably noticed it's basically just Tyson and myself (Angie) doing everything at HQ, so we don't have a ton of time at the store to properly look over peoples work on the spot. If you bring your samples/art down to the store without an appointment I can pretty much guarantee we will not have time to give you our full attention, which you truly deserve. Tyson barely has time to take a pee some days (he complains about this ALL the time...)

We're excited to see all the awesome stuff all y'all are working on, but e-mail is really the best way!

Thanks!xoxoAngie & Tyson

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